The Promotion of Green Economic Development (ProGED) Programme supports the Philippines in mastering the challenge towards sustainable and inclusive growth. ProGED targets micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) which are the backbone of the country’s economy by putting a special emphasis on the tourism sector. In many cases, these MSMEs...
The programme Sustainable Regional Economic Growth and Investment (SREGIP) tackles the inclusive and environmentally sustainable development of Indonesian value chains by focusing on agro-business and tourism. Currently, value added, inclusiveness and environmental sustainability of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and smallholder farmers in selected regions and sectors are insufficient (core...
The Ukrainian Government has recognised the need for economic structural change and hence commissioned its Economic Research Institute to develop a concept for a green economy strategy. In principle, the government’s intention is to promote the necessary economic structural changes to move towards more energy-efficient and environmentally sound production. The...
For Mexico to achieve environmentally sustainable economic growth, it is critical that it strengthen national its capacity for the development, manufacturing and deployment of clean energy and other green technologies, and reduce its reliance on the import of technology and know-how. GGGI is partnering with Mexico’s National Institute of Ecology...
The Kenya Climate Innovation Center (CIC) provides holistic, country-driven support to accelerate the development, deployment and transfer of locally relevant climate and clean energy technologies. The CIC provides incubation, capacity building services and financing to Kenyan entrepreneurs and new ventures that are developing innovative solutions in energy, water and agribusiness...
The objective of the Caribbean Climate Innovation Center (CCIC) is to establish regional institutional capacity that will support Caribbean entrepreneurs and new ventures involved in developing locally-appropriate solutions to climate change mitigation and adaptation. Through its programs, activities and financing, the Caribbean CIC and its network of partners and stakeholders...
The Ethiopia Climate Innovation Center (ECIC) supports Ethiopian small and medium enterprises (SMEs) that are developing innovative solutions that address climate change challenges. We aim to accelerate the development, deployment and transfer of climate technologies by providing SMEs a set of holistic country-driven support services, including early-stage financing, business support...
This coordinating action funded under the FP7 theme “Knowledge platforms, networking and uptake of research results for more strategic international R&I cooperation” will focus on climate action, resource efficiency and raw materials issues and will aim to enhance collaboration between researchers in the EU and the ASEAN region. Addressing these...